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Ortiz pleaded not guilty to the charges in City Court Friday morning and was remanded to the Monroe County jail without bail.

He is accused of shooting Terrance Beatty, 23, of Rochester in the chest as Beatty descended a staircase at an invitation-only party, just before 3 a.m. Beatty was headed toward the main doorway at 55 Lois when he died in the front foyer, according to City Court documents.

Anthony S. Ortiz(Photo: Provided Photo)

Ortiz is also accused of shooting Brandon Pearce, 27, in the foot just outside the recording studio. Pearce survived.

According to Rochester police, a fight involving several people broke out at the party. Beatty and Pearce were shot as several men were ushered out of the building.

Officers did not state if Ortiz was also attending the party.

A convicted felon, Ortiz was released from the Wyoming Correctional Facility in Attica on Dec. 23, the week before the slaying. According to the state Department Corrections, he was incarcerated for an April 2012 arrest that led to a conviction of attempted second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He had served his full sentence.

Rochester police apprehended Ortiz Thursday, as he left his city residence.

Beatty's family, friends and 3-year-old-daughter Serenity attended Friday's arraignment. His mother Crystal Lewis said she did not know Ortiz and wasn't sure if Beatty and Ortiz were acquainted before the fatal encounter.

"My little boy...he took my son," Lewis said after the arraignment. "It's crazy."

City Court Judge Melchor Castro issued an order of protection for Pearce. Assistant District Attorney Matthew Schwartz said the investigation continues and a Monroe County grand jury will consider the case.

Ortiz is slated to return to City Court for a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning.